Novak Djokovic equals Roger Federer's record for most men's grand slam singles appearances
NOVAK DJOKOVIC EQUALLED Roger Federer’s record for the most men’s grand slam singles semi-final appearances in history by coming from a set down to defeat Andrey Rublev.
Rublev played a terrific match yet landed only a glancing blow on Djokovic, with the Russian now the first man in the open era to have lost his first eight slam quarter-finals.He is one of the hardest hitters in the game, particularly off his forehand, while his intensity has made him a favourite of Djokovic’s five-year-old daughter Tara.
He dropped his level at the end of the opening set, though, and Rublev capitalised, clinching a break point to lead 5-4 and then serving it out. Two break points came and went in the second game before Djokovic turned the dial to relentless in the fifth game and got the break.
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